Leeds County, Ontario, Canada was first surveyed in 1792 in preparation for the United Empire Loyalists settlers. In 1850, Leeds County merged with Grenville to create the United Counties of Leeds and Grenville.
Daniel Alguire was born about 1781 in Albany County, New York.
He married Lydia Cryderman.
Daniel and Lydia's children included:
Harmonius Alguire (1802, married Jerusha Cornell),
Daniel Alguire (1808),
Levi Alguire (1811),
Isaac Alguire (1814),
Lydia Alguire (1814, married William Hamblin),
Simeon Alguire,
Reuben Alguire (1818),
Sterling Alguire (1820)
Elizabeth Alguire (1822, married Uriah Parish son of Edward Parish and Charlotte Kelsey),
Olive Alguire (1824, married William Lamb), and
Melissa Alguire (1827, married A. H. Brown).
Daniel, Sr. served as an artilleryman in the War of 1812.
In 1815, he settled in Yonge Township, Leeds County, Ontario.
Daniel died on February 8, 1832.
In the War of 1812 (1812-1815) the United States declared war on England because of trade restrictions, impressment, and British support for Indian attacks. They signed the Treaty of Ghent on December 24, 1814 after reaching a stalemate.
